Evaluation of hemoptysis

Last reviewed: 20 Aug 2025
Last updated: 17 Jul 2025

Summary

Diagnósticos diferenciais

comuns

  • Acute bronchitis
  • Chronic bronchitis
  • Pulmonary tuberculosis
  • Lung abscess
  • Pneumonia
  • Primary lung cancer
  • Lung metastasis
  • Anticoagulants, thrombolytic agents
  • Toxic inhalation
  • Bronchiectasis
  • Pulmonary thromboembolism
  • Mitral valve stenosis
  • Left ventricular failure
  • Coagulopathy
  • Thrombocytopenia
  • Disseminated intravascular coagulation
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Incomuns

  • Aspergilloma
  • Endobronchial and pulmonary mucormycosis
  • Endobronchial neuroendocrine tumor (carcinoid)
  • Aspiration of foreign body
  • Aspiration of gastric contents
  • Broncholithiasis
  • Tracheoesophageal fistula
  • Bronchial telangiectasia
  • Airway trauma
  • Dieulafoy disease
  • Thoracic endometriosis
  • Pulmonary artery aneurysm
  • Fat embolism
  • Tumor thromboembolism
  • Arteriovenous malformation
  • Pulmonary hemorrhagic syndromes
  • Granulomatosis with polyangiitis (formerly Wegener granulomatosis)
  • Systemic vasculitis
  • Congenital heart disease
  • Tricuspid endocarditis
  • Bronchogenic cyst
  • Factitious hemoptysis
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Colaboradores

Autores

Irawan Susanto, MD, FACP, FCCP

Professor of Medicine

Interventional Pulmonology

David Geffen School of Medicine

University of California

Los Angeles

CA

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IS declares that he has no competing interests.

Joanne M. Bando, MD

Professor of Medicine

David Geffen School of Medicine

University of California

Los Angeles

CA

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JMB declares that she has no competing interests.

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Dr Irawan Susanto and Dr Joanne Bando would like to gratefully acknowledge Dr Erik Folch and Professor James K. Stoller, previous contributors to this topic.

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EF and JKS are authors of references cited in this topic.

Рецензенты

Francis Thien, MD, FRACP, FCCP

Professor

Box Hill Hospital and Monash University

Victoria

Australia

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FT declares that he has no competing interests.

Miguel Angel de Gregorio, MD, PhD

Interventional Radiologist and Pulmonologist

Full Professor and Chief of Interventional Radiology

University of Zaragoza

Zaragoza

Spain

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MAdG has been reimbursed by Cook Medical and Abbott Vascular for attending several conferences; by Cook Medical and UCB Pharma for speaking; by Cook Medical and St Jude Medical for running educational programs.

Harman Singh Paintal, MBBS

Staff Physician

Division of Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine

US Department of Veterans Affairs

Palo Alto Health Care System

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

Stanford University School of Medicine

Palo Alto

CA

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HSP declares that he has no competing interests.

Guy W. Soo Hoo, MD, MPH

Director

Medical Intensive Care Unit

West Los Angeles VA Healthcare Center

Los Angeles

CA

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GWSH declares that he has no competing interests.

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Основные статьи

Sakr L, Dutau H. Massive hemoptysis: an update on the role of bronchoscopy in diagnosis and management. Respiration. 2010 Jan 8;80(1):38-58.Полный текст  Аннотация

Davidson K, Shojaee S. Managing massive hemoptysis. Chest. 2020 Jan;157(1):77-88. Аннотация

American College of Radiology. ACR appropriateness criteria: hemoptysis. 2019 [internet publication].Полный текст

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